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- November 2000
- Case
Wit Capital: Evolution of the Online Investment Bank (B)
Describes the evolution of Wit Capital from its origins as a small brewery to an online investment bank advising both small technology-based companies seeking to raise capital and large companies seeking to acquire Internet companies, as well as offering retail... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Disruptive Innovation; Service Delivery; Investment Banking; Entrepreneurship
Hallowell, Roger H., and Charles Ruberto. "Wit Capital: Evolution of the Online Investment Bank (B)." Harvard Business School Case 801-265, November 2000.
- November 1997 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Interactive Minds (A)
By: William A. Sahlman, Michael J. Roberts and Christina L. Darwall
The efforts of two recent Harvard Business School graduates to start a venture capital/consulting firm focused on opportunities related to the Internet are recounted. Raises the question of what the nature of this opportunity is, how well-positioned the protagonists... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Internet and the Web; Market Entry and Exit; Financing and Loans; Business Startups; Consulting Industry
Sahlman, William A., Michael J. Roberts, and Christina L. Darwall. "Interactive Minds (A)." Harvard Business School Case 898-072, November 1997. (Revised October 2000.)
- 07 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the City of Boston
actual human being wrote it? Do it! Want to build an intuitive web form (easy to fill out, simple to save, easy to submit) to replace a clunky paper form (hard to write, easy to lose, annoying to submit)? Do it! Want to build an app that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Eyes in the Skies
machine-learning algorithms running on massive on-demand cloud-computing platforms like Amazon Web Services. At the same time, a trifecta of trends—namely, the widespread reliance on just-in-time inventory management; the ongoing... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- October 2018 (Revised July 2019)
- Case
BulkWhiz: Negotiating as a Startup Founder in the UAE
By: Katherine Coffman, Christine Exley and Alpana Thapar
This case follows Amira Rashad as she founds BulkWhiz, a Dubai-based buy-in-bulk grocery delivery platform. Following its launch in September 2017, BulkWhiz experiences rapid growth of 30 percent per month in the United Arab Emirates. Despite this initial success,... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Start-ups; Startup; Female Entrepreneur; Technology; Decision-making; Negotiations; Co-founders; Fundraising; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Management; Internet and the Web; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Making; Negotiation; Expansion; E-commerce; Middle East; United Arab Emirates
Coffman, Katherine, Christine Exley, and Alpana Thapar. "BulkWhiz: Negotiating as a Startup Founder in the UAE." Harvard Business School Case 919-004, October 2018. (Revised July 2019.)
- September 2013
- Case
Vogue: Defining the Culture of Fashion
By: Anita Elberse, Joseph Ferrer, Elizabeth Gough and Victoria Katsarou
In March 2013, Susan Plagemann, vice president and publisher of Vogue—widely regarded as the world's most influential fashion magazine, and publishing conglomerate Condé Nast's marquee title—is seeking answers to two questions. First, how she can best approach the... View Details
Keywords: Creative Industries; Fashion; Publishing; Digital Technology; Entertainment; Product Portfolio Management; Magazines; Journals and Magazines; Internet and the Web; Change Management; Resource Allocation; Creativity; Media; Advertising; Fashion Industry; Publishing Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Elberse, Anita, Joseph Ferrer, Elizabeth Gough, and Victoria Katsarou. "Vogue: Defining the Culture of Fashion." Harvard Business School Case 514-036, September 2013.
- September 2013
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: David Weinstein and Write the World
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Juliane Calingo Schwetz and Patricia Bissett Higgins
David Weinstein, a lawyer and former Chief Administrative Officer of mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments, launched Write the World, a proprietary online platform that included a writing curriculum, essay prompts in distinct subject matter, and access to expert... View Details
- April 2010 (Revised March 2011)
- Supplement
Google in China (B)
By: John A. Quelch
In a January 2010 public statement, Google threatened to stop censoring its search results on its Google.cn website, as required by Chinese authorities. Should Google exit China? Or attempt a compromise with the Chinese government? View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Crisis Management; Market Entry and Exit; Business and Government Relations; Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry; China
Quelch, John A. "Google in China (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 510-110, April 2010. (Revised March 2011.)
- March 2000 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
VacationSpot.com & Rent-A-Holiday: Negotiating a Trans-Atlantic Merger of Start-Ups
Describes a potential trans-Atlantic merger between two young companies in the Internet space. VacationSpot.com, based in Seattle, and Rent-A-Holiday, based in Brussels, both offer online listings and reservations for independent leisure lodging (i.e., villas,... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Valuation; Internet and the Web; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Travel Industry; United States; Brussels
Kuemmerle, Walter, and William J. Coughlin Jr. "VacationSpot.com & Rent-A-Holiday: Negotiating a Trans-Atlantic Merger of Start-Ups." Harvard Business School Case 800-334, March 2000. (Revised April 2004.)
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Secrets Behind a VC Success Story
confronting challenges in the Third World. Meet Richard America (MBA ’63), who sees policy analysis and quality management as keys to development and economic justice. Web Extra “A National System of Income Supplementation” Sarah Talley’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Capitalizing Poetry
Lawrence. Barr told the New York Times (October 7, 2004) that the foundation intends to launch “the biggest and baddest Web site for poetry out there,” sponsor regional contests (patterned after the National Spelling Bee), and undertake... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
both partners write personal finance columns for Reuters’ India Web site and for the Wall Street Journal’s Indian partner, livemint.com. They appear on two TV shows every weekend: Bloomberg UTV’s Smart Money and ET Now’s Investor’s Guide.... View Details
- December 2010 (Revised November 2014)
- Case
Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
After investing $9 million of venture capital, Cake Financial had failed to reach critical mass. In early 2010 Cake's assets were sold and the company was dissolved. Founded in 2006, the San Francisco-based Internet company allowed users to monitor their investments... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business or Company Management; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Internet; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Steven Carpenter at Cake Financial." Harvard Business School Case 811-041, December 2010. (Revised November 2014.)
- March 2007
- Teaching Note
Understanding Customer Profitability at Charles Schwab (TN)
By: Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez
Teaching note to 106002. View Details
- April 2002 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
Cisco Systems and its Community Fellowship Program (A)
By: Diana Barrett and Sheila McCarthy
Focuses on the introduction, implementation, and initial evaluation of Cisco Systems Community Fellowship Program. This program provided Cisco employees affected by the layoff the option of working with a nonprofit organization for one year. Instead of a severance... View Details
Keywords: Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Compensation and Benefits; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry; United States
Barrett, Diana, and Sheila McCarthy. "Cisco Systems and its Community Fellowship Program (A)." Harvard Business School Case 302-078, April 2002. (Revised July 2003.)
- July 2000 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Cisco Systems: Are You Ready? (A)
By: James L. Heskett and John P. Morgridge
An Internet service provider, INS, in which Cisco Systems has a minority ownership stake, receives an offer of $3.1 billion from Cisco's rival Lucent. Cisco's management has to decide whether to act on a request from INS management that Cisco make a counteroffer. The... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Ownership Stake; Strategic Planning; Innovation and Management; Technology; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry
Heskett, James L., and John P. Morgridge. "Cisco Systems: Are You Ready? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 901-002, July 2000. (Revised October 2000.)
- August 1998 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
FairMarket, Inc.: Where Buyers and Sellers Connect
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Jack Wieland and Chad M. M Raube
On February 20, 1997, FairMarket, an Internet-based business-to-business auction site, was launched. CEO, founder Scott Randall, drew on his experience building Internet businesses at NECX Direct, Yahoo, and Internet Shopping Network to build his business. This case,... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Debates; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development; Growth Management; Management Style; Product Launch; Multi-Sided Platforms; Problems and Challenges; Information Technology; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., Jack Wieland, and Chad M. M Raube. "FairMarket, Inc.: Where Buyers and Sellers Connect." Harvard Business School Case 399-006, August 1998. (Revised June 2000.)
- June 2023
- Teaching Note
Connecting Students in Chattanooga (A) and (B)
By: Jan W. Rivkin
Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 722-449 and 722-451. As this case opens, it is the spring of 2020 in Chattanooga. COVID-19 has hit, public schools have closed their buildings, remote learning has begun, and more than 28,000 schoolkids lack the high-quality Internet... View Details
- June 2020 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Majid Al Futtaim Retail Geographic Expansion: Brick or Click?
By: Juan Alcácer and Alpana Thapar
This case illustrates the challenges that retailers face when they aggressively pursue geographical growth by expanding both their physical store network and their online presence. It features Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Retail, a franchisee of Carrefour hypermarkets in the... View Details
Keywords: Stores; Ecommerce; Strategy; Expansion; Geographic Location; Decision Making; Internet and the Web; Digital Transformation; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Middle East
Alcácer, Juan, and Alpana Thapar. "Majid Al Futtaim Retail Geographic Expansion: Brick or Click?" Harvard Business School Case 720-482, June 2020. (Revised August 2020.)
- 2020
- Working Paper
Working (From Home) During a Crisis: Online Social Contributions by Workers During the Coronavirus Shock
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Wesley W. Koo and Xina Li
Prior research has documented that during mortality-related crises workers face psychic costs and are motivated to make social contributions. In addition, management practices that encourage workers to make social contributions during a crisis create value for firms.... View Details
Keywords: Crisis; Social Contributions; Work From Home (WFH); Cannot Work From Home (CWFH); Social Distancing; Online Communities; Coronavirus; COVID-19; Health Pandemics; Employees; Working Conditions; Internet and the Web; Crisis Management
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Wesley W. Koo, and Xina Li. "Working (From Home) During a Crisis: Online Social Contributions by Workers During the Coronavirus Shock." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-096, March 2020. (Revised April 2020.)